For the second straight game, Mountain View will face off against Thompson Valley. The Mountain Lions will square off against the Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Mountain View is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Thompson Valley on Saturday. They lost 10-2 to the Eagles.
For Thompson Valley's part, Beau Heaton made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Heaton also tossed a walk, which is notable because Thompson Valley is undefeated when he allows at most one walk, but 6-11 otherwise. Heaton was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
In other pitching news, Thompson Valley got a great performance from Malachi Dougherty as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 4.1 innings pitched. Dougherty has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Evan Raabe was excellent, going 3-for-5 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Cronin, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Thompson Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 14 hits in three consecutive matchups.
Mountain View dropped their record down to 8-14 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Thompson Valley, their record is now 10-11.
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